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Save your #Family #Emergency #Communications #Plan on multiple devices #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon

Posted on September 10, 2016 by rusnivek

Here’s an easy Saturday plan – take a few moments to have your Family Emergency Communications Plan in hard copy, saved on laptop/tablet, and of course on your smart phone enabled device.

By having multiple backup copies of your Family Emergency Communications Plan, you can be assured that during an evacuation, you’ll have instant access to it for use by any member of your family.

Nice work! Now, it’s Saturday! Get out there and have some fun!

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But do it safely and responsibly.

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“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”

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Help your Grandparents out by doing this with them #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon

Posted on September 8, 2016 by rusnivek

Still the second week of 2016 National Preparedness Month and hey you – I see you!

This week, we are focusing on helping family complete their family emergency communications plan. That’s right – go and help your Grandfather and/or Grandmother out!

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Helping everyone in your family can better prepare them for a disaster or emergency.

Be a good Grandson or Granddaughter and help out now. Don’t hesitate.

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“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”

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Sharing your #Family #Emergency #Communications #Plan with First Responders #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon

Posted on September 7, 2016 by rusnivek

Happy National Preparedness month! The focus during this second week is on preparing friends and family for different emergencies.

Showcasing the skills of local first responders are incredibly important to adults AND kids. And sharing important information (like a Family Emergency Communications Plan) with first responders is critical.

National Preparedness Month that promotes creating family emergency communications plans.

Often times, we overlook explaining what actually happens during an emergency.

So take the time to explain to your kids that during an emergency, ALL first responders are there to help. And of course, don’t forget to teach your children to dial 9-1-1.

Reminder: When teaching children to call 9-1-1, do not verbally say “Nine-Eleven” as there is not an eleven button on the phone.

Do it today!

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“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”

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#Snax will help better prepare your friends and family #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon

Posted on September 6, 2016 by rusnivek

Preparing for emergencies isn’t exactly a fun thing to do….but snacks will make it easier!!!

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Include your family and friends in your preparedness plans help calm their fears.

Many people will not digest information correctly and/or not take things seriously.

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But if you talk to them and help them assemble their preparedness kits WITH SNAX, you will have helped increase their readiness for any disaster/emergency.

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That’s cool. So don’t wait…

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Now is the right time to discuss what to do BEFORE an emergency occurs.

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“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”

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Memorize ALL your phone numbers? If not, here’s a free solution #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon

Posted on September 5, 2016 by rusnivek

Seriously, do you memorize all your phone numbers? Chances are, you don’t.

So stop goofing around on this holiday and create your family emergency communications plan here.

For those who have heard me talk about my own plan, I use ubiquitous NIMS ICS-205 form. #NIMS #ICS #FTW

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Who’s embracing ICS now?

But seriously, take a few moments to plan for the safety of your family with your Family Emergency Communications Plan.

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“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”

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An easy Family Emergency Communications plan here – for free #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon

Posted on September 4, 2016 by rusnivek

Second week of the 2016 National Preparedness Month!

This week, we focus in on your family emergency communications plan.

For parents, click here.

For kids, click here.

For your wallet/purse, click here.

Want to include more information? Consider adding

Twitter handle
Instagram handle
Work address
Identifying a central meeting/rendezvous location

These are the kinds of details will help enhance your current plans.

Now you are probably wondering why I said to write them down (hard copy). If you lose power to your cell phone, or worse yet, you lose your cell phone during evacuation – you won’t have your programmed address book to reference with all the important contact information and cell phone numbers.

Create your family communications plan now.

National Preparedness Month starts today! #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon

Posted on September 1, 2016 by rusnivek

Welcome to National Preparedness Month – my favorite month!

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I’m so excited #Obv

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Lots of great things are happening across the country. So many public safety pros are contributing and supporting their communities this year.

Trust me, across this great country, I’ve presented a bunch, shared some engaging ideas, and made lots of phone calls.

Excited to see everyone’s A-game on Preparedness. For more ideas, check out www.ready.gov

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“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”

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Periscoping Public Safety with Animals

Posted on August 22, 2016 by rusnivek

I was discussing some Periscope tips with a few Police PIOs on an upcoming spot with the mounted unit. Great key points in the story, but I cautioned them on the variability and unpredictability of filming with animals.

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Try your best to limit the view to close ups and reduce the amount of wide shots.

Also, consider having cut plan…aka alternate plan in case “stuff” happens.

(I should have posted this on Wednesday huh?)

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A strong EF-1 tornado that hit Pepper Pike

Posted on March 22, 2016 by rusnivek

Yes it is 2016 National Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Back in 2013, a strong EF-1 hit Pepper Pike (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) in 2013 at 3am.

Luckily, there were no deaths associated with this tornado. Trust me, the damage was unreal.

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Yikes is right. But now is the time to review your preparedness kits and double check your family communications plan.

On Wednesday 03-22-16 at 0950 EST, Ohio will have a statewide test of the tornado sirens. This is only a test.

Test your tornado plans by:

Taking shelter in a safe location on the lowest level of a sturdy building
Keeping an emergency first aid kit in your shelter location.
Having a copy of your family communications plans.
Putting on boots (for post tornado debris).

These simple tips could help you survive a tornado strike.

More weather info can be found 24/7 by my trusted partners at NWS-CLE.

I hope that you can participate in our statewide tornado drill tomorrow. #SafetySur #NatlPrep #OHWx #severeprep

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Building new relationships on a Tuesday #NatlPrep

Posted on September 29, 2015 by rusnivek

The last Tuesday in the 2015 National Preparedness Month!

Today, look to building new relationships.

Normally, we don’t look outside the realm of daily public safety. It’s easy to talk to Fire/EMS, Law Enforcement, or Public Works Professionals. However, new discussion needs to happen between individuals who can support our mission goals or some unmet needs.

Faith-based organizations are great groups to explore new activities to support your community. In varying degrees, faith-based organizations have the capabilities to support disaster response and recovery operations with food, shelter, and supportive measures. But again, the key is to open discussions BEFORE a disaster so you can evaluate their capability.

Additionally, talk to your local politicians…esp if they are an active part of your Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). These civic-minded individuals have most likely gone through additional preparedness training and can be a great resource for anyone.

Trust me, these are the kinds of people you want to be in close contact with before, during, or after an emergency/disaster.

Don’t wait. Communicate. Make your emergency plan today.

Get to know some new local peeps!

Tuesday is here – so get prepared by clicking here.

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